Presidential in Iran: "Ebrahim Raïssi is really the choice of the Supreme Leader"

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Outgoing President Hassan Rohani (left) and newly elected President Ebrahim Raïssi (right) hold a press conference following their meeting on June 19, 2021, in Tehran.

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By: Jean-Baptiste Marot Follow

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In Iran, the presidential election leads, unsurprisingly, to the announced victory of the ultra-conservative Ebrahim Raïssi.

After almost complete counting of the ballots, this one wins with a little more than 62% of the votes.

To analyze the ballot and what it suggests, Jean-Baptiste Marot is online with Clément Therme, associate researcher at the University Institute of Florence.

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